He who does not believe according to the tradition of the Catholic Church is an unbeliever.

The whole earth is a living icon of the face of God.

I do not worship matter; I worship the Creator of matter who became matter for my sake.

The Eucharist is a fire which inflames us

If a pagan asks you to show him your faith, take him into church and place him before the icons.

Angels are intelligent reflections of light, that original light which has no beginning. They can illuminate. They do not need tongues or ears, for they can communicate without speech, in thought.

Devotion to you, O Blessed Virgin, is a means of salvation which God gives to those whom he wishes to save.

Because of the Incarnation, I salute all remaining matter with reverence.

Now all things have been filled with light, both heaven and earth and those beneath the earth; so let all creation sing Christ's rising, by which it is established.

To serve Mary and to be her courtier is the greatest honor we can possibly possess; for to serve the Queen of Heaven is already to reign there; and to live under her command is more than to govern.

Woman is the daughter of falsehood, a sentinel of hell, the enemy of peace.

The unspiritual is a slave to sin.…! But spiritual is slave to righteousness in Christ Jesus.

Evil is the moment when I lack the strength to be true to the Good that compels me.

Everybody has bad relationships and, at the end of the day, they are just a great way to set yourself up for a good relationship.

to rest one's case on faith means to concede that reason is on the side of one's enemies- that one has no rational arguments to offer.

Now young faces grow sad and old and hearts of fire grow cold We swore blood brothers against the wind I'm ready to grow young again

It's funny because when you do become successful, you're forced to look backwards and try to crawl back into the womb where you first started to create.

You're still here," he whispered. "They couldn't drag me away.

The harmonious efforts which our guitarists produce unconsciously represent one of the marvels of natural art.

I'm 41, I'm a woman, not a kid. I have no interest in making silly pop music.

Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books in a posh place. It was my fantasy. I loved it. I miss it still.